...h protection, and a suitable apology for the aggression which has been committed.
On the 3d of December, the French Government also made an informal protest, through its minister at Washington, M. Mercier .
On the 26th of December, Mr. Seward wrote at length to Lord Lyons, reviewing the case, and saying that the commissioners would be cheerfully liberated.
In the course of the letter Mr. Seward ...